David M. Kelly
David Marsh Kelly (February 11, 1841 – disappeared February 29, 1916) was a member and Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, as well as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
David Marsh Kelly | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Political Figure, Soldier |
Known for | Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
Political party | Republican Party |
Biography
Kelly was born on February 11, 1841 in Hamilton, Massachusetts. After serving with the Union Army during the American Civil War, he moved to Appleton, Wisconsin in 1867 before settling in Green Bay, Wisconsin the following year.[1]
Legislative career
After having been a member in 1877 and 1878, Kelly was Speaker of the Assembly in 1879. From 1880 to 1881, he represented the 2nd District in the Senate. He was a Republican.[1]
Kelly returned to Massachusetts in 1884, and in February 1916 was reported to have disappeared in that state, having last been seen in his office in Boston, from which he was thought to be taking a train to his home in Sharon, Massachusetts.[2] He was not found despite an intensive search including hired detectives, and in September of that year members of his Civil War regiment discussed his disappearance at their annual reunion.[3]
References
- The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. David Atwood. 1880. p. 484. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- "Where is Mr. Kelly?" The Oshkosh Northwestern (February 29, 1916), p. 11.
- "Veterans Weep Over Missing Comrade", The Boston Globe (September 20, 1916), p. 3.